Tex4

A gift to all my fellow woodworkers who's shop time seems limited to late nights and other times when you are over-tired - print out the following in large type and post it prominently in your shop:

IF A REST IS WHAT YOU'RE NEED'N,
DOWN THE TOOLS BEFORE YOU'RE BLEED'N

Unfortunately, I can't locate the source of this quote but believe it came from an old English workshop. I have it on the wall printed in black with blood red text shadow - put up after bracing a small piece with my left hand while trimming it with a very sharp chisel in my right hand - the last step before turning in at 2:00 a.m. Fully awake, that piece would gave been held in a vice and the chisel would have dug in to my bench top and saved me a trip to the hand surgeon.

Is a SawStop on my list? You betcha!!

My 3 1/4 hp router is an early, single speed Bosch which is not right for my router table. Variable speed Porter Cable would be sweet in my JessEm router table.

I am truly blessed as I have no real needs. Wants? Now that's another list altogether. For needs - more shop time to craft the gifts I want to give to my loved ones.